The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-19

the greatest pitcher in the league. Manager
Fogel states that the story puosneo IN Mo, m
ing coptempo rarv that Boyle was fined wniIe MS
team was in Philadelphia is unfoundeo. boyie
laid off because he was too i'll to play.
The Pittsbure club is anxious to secure John
Ward, of the New Yorks. to captain their team
Day yesterday, Offering $1,000 for WARDS re-
lease. It is understood ssas Pittsburg Is winine
to trade Barley for Wasi, and will give slOoo
besides If the New YORK management refuses
the cash offer made to-day
The salary list of the Detroit team is said to be
as follows: Thompson, s., 200; Dunlap. 4,oOO;
Twitchell. 81. 200; Weidman; 81, 700; Richardson'
ST. 750 Hanlon. So. 200. Getzein, 81 600: Bale win,
So 2O0 Bennett. So. 600; Camel. 81, 600; Burke.
$1,000; Brody., 81, 75o; Rove So. 900; Manager ger
foots MP $40, $50 Briodv Was originally signed
for ST. 400. but his pay was volun tariy increased
by tho Detroit management In consideration Oh
his good work.
apolis Club, League President Young says: THE
glorious uncertainty about base ball 10 what
makes it so attractive. and that was never better
illustrated than in this city lWashington) 10 tho
past few days Your club came along. and won
three games with the most perfect ease. Chica-
go and Philadelphia followed, and up to this
time the home club has won four out of tho hvo
games with them. sec that your club has won
a great game in Boston. From what have seen
of the Indianapolis players cannot understand
why they have lost so many games."S
Manager Mutrie. of the New Yorks. has
sprung quite an interesting question on the Bos-
ton club Tho question involves . point in
which every club in the country is deeply inter
ested-gate money. The Giants played two
games in Boston juno II, Bunker Hill day.
When the Boston management rendered Mutric
the 1925 guarantee il was refused, he claiming
that he was entitled to the usual percentage of
cato receipts given visiting clubs holidays.
Boston set up claim that it was no. State
holiday, and therefore Mutrie was not entitled to
more than 1925 a game. Mutre then visited
several Boston banks and ascertanod that they
regarded tho day State holiday, aud kept it
such.
New York Tribune: Baseball prophets and
critics have almost exhausted tho proposed base
ball consolidation scheme. While it has been
claimed that the consolidation of all the leading
clubs into grand baseball organization was
necessary in the interest of the game. managers
in position to know claim that such q scheme
is not practicable. With a swelve-cub League.
the interest would be conferred in the fortunate
leaders only, and the clubs in the rear ranks
would soon fail in their dividends and die The
other scheme to form a League OF all the East
clubs and another of all the Western clubs,
is also not we'll received by the baseball mag
mates The baseball mon in this vicinity would
soon tire of seeing only the Eastern clubs play.
and would pine for q Western flavor in the
games. The feeling would be the in tho
West The organizations arranged at pres
emit we'll enough. If there not enough
strong clubs for an eeht-cub League and
eight-club Association, drop the weaker clubs in
each and have six clubs compete for each pom
nant